Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has introduced an all-digital version of the company’s 2-inch standby package. The new, digital standby family features the company’s Flex Attitude Indicator, Flex Counter Drum Encoding Altimeter, and Flex Airspeed Indicator. All three are AML STC’d on more than 180 aircraft models.
Picture of the Day: Exploring Alaska
Alissa Eggenfellner submitted this photo and note: “Ivan with his Viking-powered Zenith CH 750 SD on full lotus floats in Alaska. The floats allow him to explore hidden gems in Alaska only accessible by aircraft and floats.”
Grant to improve fly-in campground and more at 69S
The grant will fund improvements to the camping area, the installation of an additional windsock, hauling and leveling gravel to stabilize airplane parking, and resetting the existing outhouse on a new precast concrete vault.
Texas high school partners with flight school
Starting in their junior year, students will begin flight training at Thrust Flight, a flight school at Addison Airport near Dallas.
Latest version of Me & My TBM app released
Version 6 of the flight monitoring app includes a variety of enhancements, including the flexibility to identify specific types of flights, automatic data transfer to other popular apps, such as CloudAhoy, and more.
Picture of the Day: Sunset at 8,000 feet
Tommy Patel submitted this photo and note: “Sunset over Macon, Georgia, at 8,000 feet.”
Pass rates on pilot practical tests trend down
The pass rates on practical tests for the initial issuing of pilot certificates, specifically private pilot, commercial pilot, and flight instructor certificates, went down in 2022 for the first time in the past few years. What’s behind the decline and how can it be reversed?
Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2023
The Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame will enshrine three new members in 2023: Dean Hammond, Roy E. Osborne, and John Charles.
The untold story of women’s fight to fly
On the 30th anniversary of American women in combat, a retired Air Force colonel shares the untold story of women’s fight to fly in a new book, “The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat,” which will be released May 23, 2023, by Knox Press.